Reproductive technologies tend to have class biases. We should ensure that our policies do not encourage and enable only a narrow category of women to reproduce, and thereby deepen inequalities among women.
By Dr Kanwaljit Soin and Dr Vivienne Wee
AWARE upholds women’s right to choose how an...
It is not short-term materialism that discourages Singaporeans from having children, but realistic evaluations of how much they need to bear in terms of costs for care for elderly parents, the healthcare needs of their families, and their own retirement needs in an expensive city.
Make gender equal...
The national conversation should not be dominated by fertility rate. Focus instead on the kind of Singapore we want.
By Corinna Lim & Vivienne Wee
In his National Day Rally speech, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong envisioned Singapore as 'a home with hope and heart'.
As members of the Assoc...
The following are excerpts of debates on improving the fertility rate, childcare standards, and workplace policies for women, which took place during the July 9 & 10 sittings of Parliament.
Birth rates and singlehood
Lina Chiam asked about the (i) the birth rate among married coupl...
AWARE Comments on the Proposed Changes to the Voluntary Sterilisation Act.
AWARE welcomes the Ministry of Health’s aim to better safeguard the sexual and reproductive autonomy of persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities, with its proposed amendments to the Voluntary Sterilisation...
The following are excerpts of debates on Singapore's fertility rate, childcare facilities, adoption leave, maintenance payment, and foreign domestic workers, which took place during the April 9 and May 14 sittings of Parliament.
FERTILITY
Denise Phua asked about (a) the impact of the Total Ferti...
